SECTION CHAIRS
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Behavioral Sciences
Dr. LaMaurice Gardner, Oakland CO (MI) SO
Canine
Cpl. Brad Smith (ret), West Covina (CA) PD
Chaplaincy
Rev. Rick Iannucci (ret), U.S. Marshals Service
Corrections
Robert Sorensen, Federal Bureau of Prisons
Crisis Negotiations
Lt. Patrick Doering, Lake St. Louis (MO) PD
Defensive Tactics
Sgt. George Ryan, LAPD
Explosives/ EOD
Officer Tom Lynch (ret), Philadelphia (PA) PD
Firearms
Lt. Jon Bigelow, Orlando (FL) PD
Intelligence/Terrorism
Lt. Dan Colasanto, Garland (TX) PD
Legal
Attorney Eric Daigle, Daigle Law Group
Less Lethal
Lt. Dave Pearson, Fort Collins (CO) PD
Multi-Jurisdictional SWAT
Sgt. Jason Pepper, Elko (NV) PD
Patrol
Officer Chris Periatt (ret), Saint Clair Shores (MI) PD
Physical Fitness
Deputy Gregory Amundson, Santa Cruz (CA) Harbor Patrol
Sniper
Sgt. Gar Haugo, Fort Collins (CO) PD
Strategy Development
Cmdr. Charles “Sid” Heal (ret), LA County (CA) SD
Tactical Command
Cmdr. Jeff Selleg, Port of Seattle (WA) PD
Technology
Capt. Mark Pergola, Seminole County (FL) SO
TEMS
Dr. Jason R. Pickett, Austin Travis County EMS
NTOA Announces New Corrections Section Chair
The NTOA is pleased to welcome Robert Sorensen as chairman of our Corrections section. Sorensen is the Emergency Preparedness Officer with The Federal Bureau of Prisons - USP Canaan and is currently a part-time Task Force Officer in the Scranton RA of the FBI. He has...
COVID-19 Guidance for Law Enforcement: A Message from NTOA TEMS Section Chair
Message from TEMS Section Chair - Dr. Jason R. Pickett NTOA Members, Thank you to those who have reached out with kind words after my appointment as TEMS Section Chair for the NTOA. It’s ironic that this comes at the start of a global pandemic. I want to share with...
Message from the NTOA’s Chaplaincy Section Chair
Message from the NTOA’s Chaplaincy Section Chair To our NTOA family: Since its founding in 1983, the NTOA and its members have weathered many storms together, from the days following 9/11 and the Global War on Terror to this new war on an invisible enemy, a virus that...
NTOA Announces New TEMS Section Chair
The NTOA is pleased to welcome Dr. Jason R. Pickett as chairman of our Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) section. Dr. Pickett is Deputy Medical Director for Austin/Travis County EMS, Austin Fire Department, and Austin Police Department SWAT and directly...